1. This America Man
2. Way Down In The Hole
3. Why Would Anyone Ever Wanna Leave Baltimore
4. Oh My God
5. Dance My Pain Away
6. My Life Extra
7. King Stay The King
8. Way Down In The Hole
9. We Used To Make Shit In This Country
10. Sixteen Tons
11. Assume The Position
12. What The Fuck Did I Do
13. Step By Step
14. I Walk On Gilded Splinters
15. Fast Train
16. Body Of An American
17. All The Pieces Matter
18. Efuge Efuge
19. Omar Comin'
20. Way Down In The Hole
21. If It's A Lie Then We Fight On That Lie
22. Projects
23. Later For That Gangsta Bullshit
24. Ayo
25. Analyze
26. Wars End
27. Unfriendly Game
28. What You Know About Baltimore
29. Jail Flick
30. Life The Hood The Streetz
31. Act Of Daily Journalism
32. I Feel Alright
33. Way Down In The Hole
34. You Remember That One Summer Day Past
35. Fall

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Way Down In The Hole
The Wire was almost universally acclaimed as being one of the best programmes ever made for TV and I, like many others, was sorry to see it come to an end earlier this year. If you miss the series yourself, but perhaps don't want to buy the DVDs and work your way through the whole saga again then this CD could be just what you need! It is a companion CD to The Wire: Beyond Hamsterdam Baltimore Tracks from The Wire (Hip Hop Edition) and features the tracks listed:


1. "This America, Man"
2. Way Down In The Hole - The Blind Boys Of Alabama
3. "Why Would Anyone Ever Wanna Leave Baltimore?"
4. Oh My God - Michael Franti & Spearhead
5. Dance My Pain Away - Rod Lee
6. My Life Extra - Dj Technics
7. "The King Stay The King"
8. Way Down In The Hole - The Neville Brothers
9. "We Used To Make S*** In This Country"
10. Sixteen Tons - The Nighthawks
11. Assume The Position - Lafayette Gilchrist
12. "What The F*** Did I Do?"
13. Step By Step - Jesse Winchester
14. I Walk On Gilded Splinters - Paul Weller
15. Fast Train - Solomon Burke
16. The Body Of An American - The Pogues
17. "All The Pieces Matter"
18. Efuge Efuge - Stelios Kazantzidis
19. "Omar Comin'!"
20. Way Down In The Hole - Domaje
21. "If It's A Lie Then We Fight On That Lie"
22. Projects - Tyree Colion
23. "Later For That Gangsta Bulls***"
24. Ayo - Bossman
25. Analyze - Sharpshooters
26. "Wars End"
27. Unfriendly Game - Masta Ace Feat. Stricklin
28. What You Know About Baltimore - Ogun Feat. Phathead
29. Jail Flick - Diablo
30. The Life, The Hood, The Streetz - Mullyman
31. "An Act Of Daily Journalism"
32. I Feel Alright - Steve Earle
33. Way Down In The Hole - Tom Waits
34. "You Remember That One Summer Day Past?"
35. The Fall - Blake Leyh

The Hip Hop disc features the music mainly used in the background for the drug dealer storylines and in-car scenes, whereas this disc has all the various versions of the Tom Waits theme song and much, much more besides. There is also some dialogue thrown in for good measure!

The single disc is packed full of good music which brings back many memories of some classic scenes. This deluxe package includes a slipcase containing a gatefold CD sleeve and well illustrated booklet featuring track details and scenes from the series. Check Amazon's American sellers for the best price as this is an import which some UK sellers charge a very high price for.



Can't wait to listen to all them 'Ways down in the hole'...
Finally, the soundtrack of simply the best TV show ever is going to hit the shelves.

All 4 seasons and the 5th, which is going to air in January, feature incredible and memorable music. I particularly want to get hold of the season 4 opening song and the ending score "The Fall". And what about all the season closing montage songs?! The music styles vary from hardcore rap to swinging country, just like the emotions watching the show.

If there was ever a better way to spend the money, it sure is buying this CD!

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